Correspondents Report

The ABC's overseas reporters give their interpretation and analysis of the week's major events. This week, the life and death of WW2 reporter John Elliot; reflections from Jakarta on the Battle of the Java Sea; the daily soundscape of Washington DC; and the ice thaws and spring cleaning in Moscow begins. And in landlocked Zimbabwe, folklore has it that mermaids not only exist, but they have supernatural powers. Their reputation is bad and some believe mermaids are responsible for kidnapping, torture and even murder. When work at an irrigation pump in Mutare stopped suddenly due to reports of a mermaid sighting, Ginny Stein thought it was time to find out more...